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How to Explain Black Lives Matter to White People
If you haven’t been there yet, you will. Sometime in the near future, you’ll be in the break room at work when Jennifer starts asking questions. (You know Jennifer. She works with all of us. She’s the too-friendly white lady who writes her name on her food, shows you pictures of her cats and touches…
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73-Year-Old Hampton U Alumna Joins Peace Corps
A 73-year-old Hampton University alumna has been accepted into the Peace Corps, proving that a meaningful, adventure-filled life doesn’t have to stop with retirement. Bettie Anderson, who first heard of the Peace Corps in 1961 while a student at what was then called Hampton Institute, will be going to Botswana for a 26-month community service…
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Outraged Mom Sues Chicago Public Schools Claiming 6-Year-Old Daughter Was Handcuffed for Taking Candy
A Chicago mother filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago Public Schools, claiming that her 6-year-old daughter was handcuffed at school as punishment for taking candy off a teacher’s desk, WLS reports. The alleged incident, at Fernwood Elementary, dates back to March, but Marlena Wordlow says she felt no one at CPS was giving her justice,…
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The 7 Most Outrageous and Racist Acts Found in DOJ’s Report on Baltimore Police Department
The Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Baltimore Police Department spelled out in exacting detail how the BPD violated the constitutional rights of black residents through a series of brutal and abusive tactics that basically had a community under siege. Perusing the pages of the report is like reading some bizarro crime novel, where…
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New York Life Insurance Co. Fires Director for Calling BLM Activist 'Racist Pig Whore' on Facebook
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. A racist antagonizer of the Black Lives Matter movement has been fired after his words wrote a check that his ass couldn’t cash. Shanelle Matthews, director of communications with the Black Lives Matter organization, was verbally attacked on Facebook by Corey Multer, a managing…
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John Saunders of ESPN Dies at 61
“John Saunders, one of ESPN’s most visible and versatile commentators and a founding member of the board of directors for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, has passed away,” ESPN announced on Wednesday. “He was 61.” “Saunders died Wednesday morning,” A.J. Perez reported for USA Today. “The cause of Saunders’ passing was not immediately known,…
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Don’t Throw Your Vote Away on Jill Stein
Cornel West recently continued down his long, winding road to breaking my heart. He returned to his recurring role as a panelist on Real Time With Bill Maher, where he was even more overbearing than usual. He battled with Barney Frank and barely let my future second wife, Alex Wagner, get a word in edgewise;…
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Not a Victim: Korryn Gaines Was Standing Her Ground
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. On Aug. 1, three police officers arrived at Korryn Gaines’ Baltimore County apartment to arrest both Gaines and her boyfriend, Kareem Courtney, 39. Courtney was wanted on an assault warrant. Gaines was wanted on a failure-to-appear warrant that started over traffic tickets.…
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Let's Not Try to Act as if R. Kelly Dating a 19-Year-Old Is OK
Whenever R. Kelly is trending on social media, it’s typically for nothing good. This time, another one of his relationships has been thrust into the spotlight and is under scrutiny. As many people know, R. Kelly has had a fondness for young girls. Since his “secret” marriage to a teenage Aaliyah, and the infamous videos…
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Did My Black Forebear Have Kids With a White Employer?
Dear Professor Gates:My fourth great-grandmother Delilah Yates was listed as a “domestic servant” in a white household on the 1870 Virginia census in Marshall-Farquhar County along with three of her children, the younger two who are listed as mulatto (Delilah and the oldest child are identified as black). My third great-grandfather Daniel Yates was also a son of…